Chinese New Year's Eve.

Ji Shu spent the New Year in Jijiabao for the first time, and he was curious everywhere.

Mrs. Chen cooked two dishes herself, and the cook praised her good cooking skills while serving her better meals. Mrs. Chen gave the cook a Chinese New Year's Eve reward, and the cook lady happily went back to reunite with her family, and before leaving, she did not forget to remind her that the dumplings to be cooked were wrapped and placed on the long table in the stove.

The flower hall of the Fun Plum Garden is lively and lively because of a few children, and the atmosphere is warm. The tables in the flower hall are full of dishes and snacks, and everyone has something to eat. A-Ning likes crushed pine nuts the most, the mashed pine nuts are wrapped in sugar and baked, which is sweet and crispy; Ji Shu likes the fragrant sauce elbow, he likes to eat meat these days, and it is estimated that he should grow up; Ji Mo likes the sweet and sour carp with a bright red color, sweet and sour in the sour, just like he is diligent in practicing every day, and when he is stagnant, his heart is sour, and every time he grows, there is a small leap in his heart - the sweet and sour are in his heart, and he is not enough to be humane with outsiders; Mrs. Chen likes to drink soup, so she gave herself a white fungus lily soup; In front of Ji Wei, there is a mellow and fragrant "gentleman drunk", and a good daughter on the altar is red.

There are bones and meat in Hello's food bowl, which is also what he likes to eat, and he is working hard at this time.

Mrs. Chen gave each child a purse, and in the purse was pressed money.

A-Ning took the purse, and the little fat fingers dug through it, and took out a few broken silver, a few small gold leaves, and a small golden calf. The little girl couldn't put it down with the little golden calf, as if she liked something. Ji Mo didn't open the purse, just calmly stuffed it into the belt, Ji Shu opened the purse with curiosity, only to see the same little golden bull inside, with more broken silver and gold leaves than A-Ning.

It's the same for Ji Mo.

Ji Shu happily thanked his father-in-law and mother-in-law.

After eating, everyone went to the yard to set off fireworks, the weather was fine, and the stars twinkled in the night. Brilliant fireworks light up the night sky, shining brightly. Ji Wei held a wine glass in his hand, and in the cup was half a cup of "gentleman drunk", and in the joy that no one noticed, he raised his glass and saluted in the direction of the ancestral hall. Mrs. Chen saw her husband's actions in her eyes, a wry smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and she laughed with the children as if she hadn't seen it.

Ji Wei stuffed the empty wine glass into his sleeve, exhaled, picked up a burning incense, took out the fireworks in the box next to him, and said to the children: "Why don't we see whose fireworks are more beautiful?" ”

After the new round of fireworks, everyone went into the house to eat melon seeds around the warm stove, tell stories, and compete to pick up beans and roll dice. The maid Xing'er made a pot of tea, and Mrs. Chen had just refilled the cup for her husband, and A-Ning couldn't help but feel sleepy. She was next to Ji Shu, her little head was like a chicken pecking rice, little by little, Ji Shu turned around and saw this scene and hurriedly supported A-Ning, Ji Shu came over and picked up A-Ning, put it on the soft couch, and covered the quilt.

When he was young, Ji Shu took out a long set of firecrackers and went out, and Ji Mo and Ji Shu followed behind to join in the fun. Ji Mo seems to like fireworks, firecrackers and the like, and whenever he laughs happily, his face blooms with the brightness and vitality of a young man.

Returning to the house at the end of the firecrackers, Ji Mo, Ji Shu and A-Ning, who were sleeping in a daze, kowtowed to Ji Shu and his wife to pay New Year's greetings, and everyone went back to rest after the lively New Year's greetings.

A new year has begun.

New Year's Day.

Early in the morning, a man came to Jijiabao.

Ji Wei didn't hurry out of the house to greet him.

Standing in the hall was a handsome man with a tall Chinese face. The suave Lord Ji Bao tightened his clothes and said familiarly: "Happy New Year, junior brother!" ”

The man looked up and saw Ji Wei, and greeted him with a spring breeze on his face: "Senior brother, Happy New Year!" Hello Mrs. Sister-in-law - what about Mrs. Sister-in-law? ”

"Your sister-in-law will be here in a moment. Nishikiike, how's that? Cold, right? ”

"It's okay, I'm a big man and I'm not afraid of the cold."

Ji Wei walked over and personally added a cup of tea for his junior brother: "Uncle and aunt are okay?" After these two days, I will take your sister-in-law and children to pay New Year's greetings to the second elder. These years have made the two elders worried. ”

"What did the senior brother say! My father and mother are fine, and their health is fine. It's like everybody can do anything. ”

Jinchi, the former castle owner of Jijiabao and another apprentice of Ji Hanbai, the father of Ji Wei, Xiao Ji is two years old, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, a burly figure, and a bold and cheerful personality. He was originally the only son of Ji Hanbai's friend Li Sheng, and came to Jijiabao at the age of seven to learn art until he was eighteen years old. When he was a child, Jinchi had a tiger head and a tiger brain, bright eyes, clever speech, endearing, and even more rare was dexterity of his hands, so Ji Hanbai accepted him as an apprentice. Ji Wei and Jinchi grew up together since childhood, they know each other and are kind to each other, like brothers, even closer than brothers, and they are beaten together. A veritable bare-ass friendship. After Ji Hanbai died suddenly, except for Qingming, Zhongyuan, and Chongyang, Jinchi came to go to the grave of the master with Ji Jian on the first day of the new year every year, and went to the grave to worship.

While he was talking, Ji Mo, Ji Shu and another kid walked into the hall, this kid was about the same age as Ji Mo, with big eyes, strong raw, and a gust of wind when he walked. Before he arrived, he heard his loud voice: "Uncle Shi, Happy New Year!" "Kneel down and bow. Ji Wei watched him kowtow, smiled and stretched out his hand to take out a money bag from his arms and threw it over: "Good boy, go on!" I knew you ran to Mer'er! ”

The child happily answered: "Uncle Xie! Money, hehe. ”

This boy is the eldest son of Jinchi, eight years old, with the big name Wenjun and the small name Yu Qian'er. When his mother gave birth to him, it was the spring elm money that bore fruit. On that day, his mother spread in the garden with her stomach up, and looked up to see an elm tree in the corner of the yard full of elm money, a bunch of green and fresh, and she couldn't help but slander, and sent someone to pick up a basket, who knew that just smiled and ate two bites, her stomach twitched and hurt, and everyone was busy for a while. Later, the Li family added a white fat boy, and Mrs. Li was so happy that she almost threw her crutches and jumped up. Mrs. Jinchi felt that the child was destined for this elm money, so she gave the child a nickname with "Yu Qian'er".

With a smile on his face, Ji Mo stepped forward and kowtowed: "Uncle Shi, Happy New Year!" ”

Jinchi stepped forward to pull him up, and said with relief: "Mo'er, grow up!" ”

He looked Ji Shu up and down again, and nodded: "Senior brother, this is the child you saved?" A little thin, well, a clever kid. ”

"Shu'er, this is Uncle Jinchi." Ji Shu said to Ji Shu, "Hurry up and give Uncle Shi a New Year's greeting!" ”

Ji Shu worshiped Jinchi according to his words, Jinchi was worshiped by him, and gave Ji Mo Ji Shu a purse according to Ji Shu: "This is what your aunt asked me to bring when I came, take it!" Ning girl, wait for me to see her, and then give it. ”

"Uncle Shi, A-Ning wants it now!"

Before the words fell, a beautiful and immature child's voice was heard. Mrs. Chen took A-Ning over.

Ji Shu thought, Sister Aning's name is "don't see the person, hear the voice first".

A-Ning wore a new pink cotton clip, with two small braids on her head and small pink and yellow flowers, which was very beautiful.

Jinchi heard A-Ning speak, and strode over to pick her up: "Yes, yes, how can there be no A-Ning!" He took out a light cyan purse embroidered with a little white cat and stuffed it into Ah Ning's hand, "Uncle Shi likes Ah Ning the most!" After speaking, he looked at Mrs. Chen, "Sister-in-law, Happy New Year!" ”

A-Ning thanked Uncle Shi, then got down from Uncle Shi's arms and kowtowed to him, and said sweetly: "Uncle Shi, I like the little cat embroidered by my aunt so much!" Is it good for nothing? ”

"Of course it's good, it's white and fat, and I've grown up for nothing."

Bai Bai is a white cat raised by Nishikichi's wife.

Mrs. Chen replied to Jinchi with a smile and said to the boy on the side, "Ah Jun, come here!" ”

The boy rushed over, and while greeting Mrs. Chen, he pretended to be annoyed: "I wanted to kowtow to my aunt for a long time, but who knew that you all praised Sister Aning for her cuteness, and you didn't have time to pay attention to me." ”

This seemingly aggrieved sentence amused everyone.

After eating the first breakfast of the new year, Ji Shu took everyone to the Ji family cemetery to pay respects.

After the worship, on the way back.

"Senior brother, have you found out anything about Master's death? Is it really a teacher? Jin Chi asked Ji Xuan.

Ji Xiao shook his head and motioned for him to whisper so that the children would not hear. Jin Chi looked around and found that Ji Mo was behind him. Ji Shu and Yu Qian were a few steps behind, and the two actually had similar temperaments, and they were talking speculatively.

Nishiki ......

"Daddy doesn't have to hide Mo'er, I was seven years old at the time." Ji Mo looked at Ji Xiao and said calmly.

Ji Xiao was speechless for a while, and a little with mixed feelings. Ji Mo doesn't talk much, but his mind is transparent. He just doesn't like to talk.

So Ji Wei no longer deliberately hid it from him, and took Jinchi's words: "There are not many clues. If it's really him...... When you came back with your father, the scene was clearer. Before his death, my father only said, 'In his position, he will do his own thing, and he will take his responsibility'. Tell me to act with dignity and not to get into the horns. ”

Nishiki Chi was silent for a moment.

The death of the master, apart from Ji Wei, who was hit the hardest, was him.